5.32 St. Peter Canisius: Second Apostle of Germany

St. Peter Canisius (1521 - 1597) A counter-Reformation apologist and reformer, St. Peter Canisius wrote the first official Catholic Catechisms, and was responsible for major parts of Germany and Switzerland remaining Catholic. Links Read the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Militantis Ecclesiae (1897) on St. Peter Canisius: Read the General Audience Address of Pope Benedict XVI (Feb. 9, 2011) dedicated to St. Peter Canisius: SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: DONATE at: Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: Dr. Papandrea's book on private prayer and devotion in the early Church: Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God - Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:

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5.32 St. Peter Canisius: Second Apostle of Germany is an episode from Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus.

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